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Merger promises to rescue EMI but would turn Universal into a super-major that could squeeze out independent labels When Rupert Murdoch tried to buy the part of BSkyB he didn't own, which would give him 40% ownership of all British commercial TV, there was political and media outrage, yet we've seen no such reaction to the news of Universal's swoop for EMI, despite the fact that the deal will give it more than 40% of the recorded music market – creating what Warner Music's exiting chairman calls "a super-major".read more

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